锤

chuí

ch+uí·2nd tone

hammer · to hammer into shape

Radical: 钅 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错

Same radical

铁钱银铜镜锦钟针销铺镇错锁锡钻

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Character Decomposition

锤=钅+垂

Etymology

metal

Meanings

hammer

to hammer into shape

weight (e.g. of a steelyard or balance)

to strike with a hammer

chuí

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Words with 锤 46 total

spindle纺锤fǎng chuí steelyard weights秤锤chèng chuí nail hammer · claw hammer钉锤dīng chuí mace (weapon) · (Chinese opera) "tongchui" (painted face role) (abbr. for tóng chuí huā liǎn)铜锤tóng chuí sledgehammer大锤dà chuí (neologism c. 2014) (slang) solid proof · irrefutable evidence实锤shí chuí mallet · drumstick手锤shǒu chuí air hammer · pneumatic hammer气锤qì chuí maraca沙锤shā chuí bob of plumb line测锤cè chuí mallet · drumstick琴锤qín chuí bob of a plumbline铅锤qiān chuí

Idioms with 锤 7 total Chain

after hard work and numerous revisions (idiom) · the vicissitudes of life千锤百炼qiān chuí bǎi liàn lit. to fix the tone with a single hammer blow · fig. to make the final decision一锤定音yī chuí dìng yīn a one-off, short-sighted deal · a one-shot, all-out attempt一锤子买卖yī chuí zi mǎi mài

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